Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
genus Crangon

genus Crangon

9.4
A group of shrimp that includes the common sand shrimp
  • noun
  • Specialized
: género Crangon
  • One well-known representative of the genus Crangon is the common sand shrimp.

Examples

  • The genus Crangon includes several species of shrimp found in cold and temperate waters.

  • Did you know that genus Crangon is often found in sandy environments?

  • Marine biologists conducted a study on members of the genus Crangon to learn more about their habitat preferences.

  • The genus Crangon includes several species of shrimp.

  • Marine biologists conducted a study on members of the genus Crangon to learn more about their habitat preferences.

  • One well-known representative of the genus Crangon is the common sand shrimp.

  • The genus Crangon includes several species of shrimp found in cold and temperate waters.

Synonyms

Crangon
vsgenus Crangon
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A small shrimp that lives near coasts, often on sandy shores

serves as the family's main representative group in classification

Surface Forms

genus Crangon singular
genera Crangon plural

Morphology

genus + Crangon

The phrase is directly compositional: 'genus' (a biological rank) combined with 'Crangon' (the proper name of a shrimp genus) straightforwardly yields 'the taxonomic genus called Crangon, a group of related shrimps.' The 'genus + name' pattern is a standard scientific construction found across languages, so a learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Genus Crangon is the scientific name for a group of shrimps. The word Crangon comes from an old word meaning 'shrimp', so the name-picture helps you remember that genus Crangon means a group of related shrimp species.